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Phys.org / The yellow-legged hornet eradication is on track—but the next few months are crucial

New Zealand now has a genuine chance to stamp out one of the most damaging invasive insects to reach our shores: the Asian yellow-legged hornet.

23 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Major review highlights barriers to follow-up care for childhood cancer survivors

Thanks to improved therapies, 85% of U.S. children diagnosed with cancer now survive at least five years, with more than half a million survivors in the country today. But this group faces a unique set of challenges after ...

21 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / I think I'm grinding or clenching my teeth. Why? And can anything help?

Day or night, many of us grind or clench our teeth, and don't even realize we're doing it. Here are three questions to ask yourself.

23 hours ago in Health
Medical Xpress / Measles: Prevention, treatment and what to do if you're exposed

More than two decades ago, measles—a highly contagious and potentially deadly childhood disease—was declared eliminated in the United States. However, the disease has started a resurgence in recent years. In 2025, the ...

Phys.org / Political writing retains an important and complex role in the UK's national conversation, new book shows

Political published writing retains an "important and complex role" in the national conversation—despite huge social and technological changes this century, a new book shows.

16 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Q&A: Medical negligence in Nigeria—what's known, and what needs to be done

Medical negligence in Nigeria came to the fore when author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie accused a Lagos hospital of negligence after the death of one of her 21-month-old twin boys. Nkanu Nnamdi died on 6 January 2026 after a ...

16 hours ago in Health
Phys.org / An electrically powered source of entangled light on a chip

Quantum technologies are cutting-edge systems that can process, transfer, or store information leveraging quantum mechanical effects, particularly a phenomenon known as quantum entanglement. Entanglement entails a correlation ...

Jan 20, 2026 in Physics
Tech Xplore / Real-time 3D measurement system streamlines steel forming for shipbuilding

The DIKUQ project has developed a semi-automated process chain for forming steel sheets for shipbuilding. Fraunhofer IOF designed a novel inline 3D measurement system that can digitally capture workpieces in less than half ...

20 hours ago in Engineering
Phys.org / NASA's new moon rocket moves to the pad ahead of astronaut launch as early as February

NASA's giant new moon rocket moved to the launch pad Saturday in preparation for astronauts' first lunar fly-around in more than half a century.

Jan 17, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Gaia data release reveals four substructures in open cluster NGC 752

By analyzing the data from ESA's Gaia satellite, Chinese astronomers have investigated the structure of a nearby open cluster known as NGC 752. The new study identified four substructures and delivered evidence for mass segregation ...

Jan 20, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Full value added tax on meat: A first step towards pricing the environmental damages caused by diets

A study from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in Nature Food analyzes the ecological "footprint" from diets—and policy options to counteract through price signals. EU-wide, 23% of greenhouse gas emissions ...

Jan 20, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / What deep sea mud is revealing about giant earthquakes along the Pacific Coast

Marine turbidites are layers of mud and sand deposited on the deep ocean floor by massive underwater landslides and are often used as a historical record for reconstructing earthquake histories.

Jan 19, 2026 in Earth